Sydney Pollack was remembered by some of the elite actors he directed in films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie," and "Absence of Malice," not only for his Academy Award-winning direction, but also for his acting talents.

Sydney Pollack began his career as an actor, then often continued as one, even after winning directing and producing Academy Awards for 1985's Out of Africa. Maybe this explained the chemistry with his own actors, which included a particularly successful partnership with superstar Robert Redford, who starred in seven Pollack movies, including 1973's The Way We Were.